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US Senate passes 'game-changing' $369bn climate investment package
08 August 2022The US Senate has passed the flagship economic package of President Joe Biden which includes $369 billion dedicated to climate and clean energy investment, in a development one investor described as "shifting the world's largest economy forever towards a greener future".
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Octopus grows assets to £4.6bn with pensions renewables mandates
01 August 2022Octopus Investments has grown its funds under management to £4.6 billion ($5.6 billion), after it raised £2 billion in the 12 months to 31 March.
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HASI hits back at 'deceptive' Muddy Waters report
14 July 2022Claims in a report by Muddy Waters Capital have been condemned bxy US renewables financer Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) as a "fallacious short attack".
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Foresight acquires Australian renewables infrastructure firm
12 July 2022Foresight Group has acquired Australia-based asset manager Infrastructure Capital Group for £79.6 million ($94.4 million).
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EM sustainability-linked finance should focus on 'super tangible' targets
11 July 2022Sustainability-linked bonds and loans should focus on "super tangible" targets for borrowers in emerging markets and embrace the "creativity" the instrument...
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Actis supports EU 'transitional' gas label
11 July 2022Actis has stressed that "gas is a really important transition fuel in some markets" and backed the EU's decision to include gas as a transitional fuel in its list of sustainable activities.
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WHEB snaps up transitional companies amid market sell-off
04 July 2022WHEB Asset Management (AM) has swooped on "high-value" sell-offs for companies involved in transitional technologies, such as electric vehicle (EV) components and semi-conductor chips.
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Carney's Brookfield impact fund raises record $15bn
22 June 2022Brookfield Asset Management has raised $15 billion in the final close of its Global Transition Fund, making the Mark Carney co-managed fund the world's largest to be dedicated to impact investing.
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Methane capture beats 'mediocre' wind & solar profits, says North Sky
20 June 2022North Sky Capital is increasingly targeting investment in methane capture technology, urban solar and other 'speciality' renewable energy projects in its' impact funds, having found greater returns with these projects than in larger wind and solar farm projects.
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Dolma Nepalese hydro firm receives IPO approval
27 May 2022A hydropower developer in Nepal, partly owned by a Dolma impact fund, has received approval from the regulator to list on the country's stock exchange.